>>2009950i took the bike out today with just gears no brakes
it works!
i didnt get any pictures tho sorry
i will soon when the brakes are done but i need a new cable cutter and more zip ties first
i pulled a drug fueled power day and got alot done
new star nut in the fork
fd shimmed not held on with tape
new (90s) seat a little narrower so it doesnt get in my way so much
i still havnt bought new grips after my last ones got lost in the post so im having to swap my 1 pair of lock ons from bike to bike lol
cassette chain and chainrings were thoughrily cleaned of grease dirt and lubed
both shifters are all cabled up looking neat
10 hours of fiddling with deraillieurs
just enough to get it barely rideable
the 2 lowest gears on the cassette arent smooth because the chainlines bad and theres nothing i can rly do about that for now besides thinner tyres or some occursed jank involving bending the frame and redishing the weel
the derailleurs are handling it fine but my shifters only just baaaaarely have enough pull to get to 13th so im having to do some alternative cable routing to make it werk
i know if 3x13 juust works a 2x11 will work perfectly on these shifters so thats likely what il do next because shes is tailheavy as fuck rn and the cassette acts like a flywheel and makes it less responsive
its smooth but this isnt fast
oh and the short cranks are short
145s might be a lil too short idk they feel very short compared to the short 152s ive been riding
idk it was a 10 min ride il see how short they feel when ive ridden them for longer
im very exited to finish the bike and test this jank for real up the mountains and get some pictures
i can tak youtube videos of the (possible world record?) drivetain working too
also to the one bitch on here who said friction shifters wouldnt work on an 11s because too many geaarss i need muuh indexing waahh
kys 13 is so easy its like a cvt
the shifts are mostly silent too very smooth
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